By Graeme Wild, CEO of Sappi Southern Africa After many years in forestry and the bioeconomy, I have come to believe that we sometimes make the relationship between people and trees seem shallower than it…
The climate crisis and biodiversity loss are intertwined crises that demand urgent attention. The temperature rise signifies more than just a number – it’s the line between manageable challenges and catastrophe. The FSC says it’s…
The University of Pretoria’s Engineering 4.0 Campus was an appropriate setting for South Africa’s first timber colloquium, which featured 16 reports by wood and structural timber researchers and scientists from three academic institutions in South…
The recent fall of the 25m high, 16m spread, and 1.2 m diameter Quercus cerris (Turkish oak) at Arderne Gardens in Cape Town is a loss for the city and country. Thankfully, the wood from…
Architecture students from the University of Pretoria (UP) were awarded first and second place in the national Timber Design Competition. WoodBiz Africa chatted with Shannon Govender (SG), who walked away with first place for her…
Cape Nature, Helihack, Husqvarna, local landowners, and others collaborated in an alien vegetation clearing initiative in South Africa’s Bosmansbos Wilderness area in the Langeberg Mountains in April around Earth Day. You can read more on…
South African forestry and forest products companies are sector leaders in wetlands conservation in Africa. For decades, they have worked with scientists and conservationists to rehabilitate and conserve over 28,000 hectares of wetlands on forestry-owned…
